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When the space station is in the sunlight, its solar panels provide power. When the station is in Earth's shadow, nickel-hydrogen batteries provide the power.


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Hurricane Humberto
In the Blink of a Hurricane's Eye
Scientists are working on a device to predict the transformation of tropical storms to dangerous hurricanes.
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Repair Shops for Broken DNA
NASA-supported scientists have discovered cellular repair shops where DNA broken by space radiation may be put back together again.
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The Real Thing
A Brooklyn, N.Y., teenager conducts genuine science with NASA researchers.
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Experience of a Lifetime
Students watch the Discovery launch that brings 'Harmony' to the International Space Station.
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Taking Learning Outside of the Classroom
The best complement to a good formal education is hands-on experience.
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Be A Cassini Scientist For A Day
The Ph.D. can wait for a few years! Students can have the fun of being a NASA scientist exploring the universe even before they've finished secondary school by participating in the Cassini Scientist-for-a-Day contest.
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NASA's Radio JOVE astronomy kit lets students assemble and use a radio telescope.
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  • NASA Awards Education Grants To Universities

    04.06.09 - NASA has awarded cooperative education grants to the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico; South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, S.D.; and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

  • NASA Names 16th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race Winners

    04.04.09 - NASA this weekend named its "off-world racing" champions in the 16th annual Great Moonbuggy.

  • "Signatures in Space" Connects Kids to Space Day Celebrations

    04.03.09 - NASA and Lockheed Martin's Student Signatures in Space (S3) program will be one of the highlighted projects during this year's Space Day, celebrated annually on the first Friday in May.

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